A systematic approach to the development of research-based web design guidelines for older people

Universal Access in the Information Society

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-75

  Zaphiris, Panayiotis ^a   Kurniawan, Sri ^b   Ghiawadwala, Mariya ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acessibility; Ageing; Research based guidelines; Web usability

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; HEURISTIC PROGRAMMING; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SOFTWARE DESIGN;

RESEARCHED-BASED GUIDELINES; WEB DESIGN; WEB USABILITY;

WEB BROWSERS;

EID: 34548049244     PISSN: 16155289     EISSN: 16155297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10209-006-0054-8     Document Type: Review

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